EMPLOYMENT

SALESREP:DISTINCTIVEEDGE(Timonium,MD)                                                                 8/15 to 1/16

Sales representative for Fortune 100 client, 100% commission-based residential. Responsible for working leads correctly, maintaining customer and client relations, and training new sale reps

VOLUNTEER:PEACECORPSVOLUNTEER(Rakiraki,Fiji)                                                9/13 to 1/15

Community Health Empowerment Project (CHEP) volunteer, soccer coach, middle school teacher, health inspector, community organizer

MANAGER:PICASSOPAINTING(Lawrence,KS)                                                                   9/06 to 8/13

Collaborating with CEO, staff, homeowners, and other trades to ensure projects reached completion in a timely and professional manner. Upholding standards, constructing daily and weekly work strategies, developing solutions, mentoring new employees, interviewing and completing new hires.

RESEARCHASSISTANT:KANSASUNIVERSITY(Lawrence,KS)                                       1/08 to 1/11

Energy Balance Lab research assistant, data entry, interacting and interviewing participants, largely autonomous position, produced work based on threshold requirement

LIFEGUARDANDSWIMINSTRUCTOR(KSandFt.Macon,NC)                                            8/02 to 9/07

Teaching swim lessons to kids, elderly, and disabled, performing rescue saves, maintaining updated on CPR, WSI, and Open Water skills, ensuring public safety, cooperating with other public-service agents

EDUCATION (UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)

MAJOR: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; MINORS: PSYCHOLOGY and PHILOSOPHY HONOR ROLL: 3.75 GPA in PUAD courses

EDUCATION (UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)

MAJOR: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; MINORS: PSYCHOLOGY and PHILOSOPHY HONOR ROLL: 3.75 GPA in PUAD courses

SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES, and HOBBIES

➢              Ability to work with and direct efforts of staff, employees, peers

➢              Success interacting with customers, patrons, citizens, colleagues, and management in all sectors

➢              Ability to see big picture while remembering details cannot be ignored

➢              Solution provider, not just a problem finder

➢              Willing to implement change as well as adapt to change

➢              Organizationally oriented, believe more can be accomplished by working together towards common goals

➢              Comfortable giving presentations to small and large groups

➢              Able to competently and concisely express thoughts and concepts in written form as well as verbal

➢              Proficient with computers and technology in general

➢              Enjoy hiking, camping, travel, writing, and time with family

➢              Volunteer at Big Bros/Big Sis